NPI Project Manager

Job description

### **Who We Are** Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management. We’ve got serious momentum in the market: more than 30,000 customers (including 100+ of the Fortune 500), [a $5.8B valuation](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/03/verkada-capitalg-valuation-security.html), more than $1 billion in annualized bookings, and backing from CapitalG, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Felicis Ventures, Next47 and more. Physical AI is one of the most consequential technology shifts of our time, and Verkada is at the center of it. You can look at all kinds of communities to see our platform’s impact in the world. It's the retailer that uses our agentic AI to deter theft before it happens. The warehouse that uses AI-powered alerts to make sure its team is protected on the floor with proper PPE. The school that’s alerted to a threat in real-time and triggers a lockdown in seconds, not minutes. We’re rapidly scaling this impact: today, more than 2 million Verkada devices are deployed across 170+ countries. ### **About the Role** As an NPI Program Manager on our Hardware team, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring build readiness as we work to develop and manufacture our cutting-edge new hardware programs in our NPI phases. A preferred candidate is one who excels at communication and problem solving in a fast paced dynamic environment. This is a full-time, in-person role based in our Taipei, TW office. ### **What You’ll Do** - Work closely with our hardware EPMs, engineers & JDM partners to manage “clear to build” (CTB) readiness for each NPI build including analysis and reporting - Support a successful transition from NPI to MP phases with our supply chain team - Manage relationships with our JDM vendors and sub-tier vendors - Audit sustaining production quality after PVT/MP1, and whenever a JDM transfers a line to a new factory - Lead test strategy and hands-on troubleshooting with JDM engineers during EVT/DVT validation ### **What You Bring** - Background in engineering - Experience in project management for the development of new hardware products - Experience working with a global team across many different time zones - Fluency in both Mandarin and English ### **Taiwan Employee Benefits** Verkada is committed to fostering a workplace environment that prioritizes the holistic health and wellbeing of our employees and their families by offering comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to: - Private medical insurance by Nan Shan Life Insurance - Permanent employees of Verkada Taiwan are eligible for full participation to the group insurance scheme, including accidental death and dismemberment, critical illness, accident medical reimbursement, hospital and surgical, and cancer indemnity cover - Spouses and immediate dependents are eligible to participate in the scheme for accident medical reimbursement, hospital and surgical, and cancer indemnity cover - Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits - Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time - Professional development stipend - Wellness/fitness benefits - Meal stipend - Commuter benefits ### **Additional Information** - You must be independently authorized to work in Taiwan. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role, at this time. ### **Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer** As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Verkada will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. *Your application will be handled in accordance with our [Candidate Privacy Policy](https://www.verkada.com/privacy/candidate-privacy-policy).*